The Rising Stars program recognizes top up-and-coming attorneys in North Carolina who are 40 years old or younger, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less. Attorneys are nominated by their peers and researched by Super Lawyers before being selected to the Rising Stars list. No more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state are included.

Jackson works primarily with small to midsize businesses and is the first attorney in Western North Carolina to earn LEED AP (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional) distinction. This designation is given by the Green Building Certification Institute. He serves on the board of directors of the Asheville Downtown Association, Asheville Independent Restaurant Association, North Carolina Natural Products Association, and the city of Asheville’s Business Improvement District.

Rockoff, an Asheville native, returned to the area last year from the Raleigh office of the international law firm Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP. She specializes in Employment and Labor Law, focusing her practice on advising about employee relations issues, developing human resources practice and policies, defending employment discrimination lawsuits, and representing employers in union matters.

Rockoff is a graduate of Leadership Raleigh and a current member of Leadership Asheville.

McGuire, Wood & Bissette, P.A. is the oldest law firm in Asheville. It has been in the practice of law since 1894.

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Pat Waring, a real estate sales professional in Saluda, has joined Keller Williams Mountain Partners.

Waring has an extensive background in historic and upscale residential properties and has been in the real estate industry for more than 20 years. She was one of the first agents to receive the National Trust Realtor designation while living in Charleston, earned her CRS and GRI designations, was a licensed commercial appraiser and on the boards of the Junior League of Charleston, HELP of Summerville and volunteered with many community agencies over the years.

The Keller Williams Mountain Partners Market Center at 404 S. Main St., Hendersonville, was established in 2005.

For more information, call Lauretta Sthreshley, managing broker at 828-290-1000 or visit www.kw.com.

<p>ASHEVILLE — Rick Jackson and Sabrina Pesnell Rockof f, attorneys with McGuire, Wood & Bissette, P.A., have been named to the 2013 North Carolina Rising Stars list released annually by Super Lawyers rating service.</p><p>The Rising Stars program recognizes top up-and-coming attorneys in North Carolina who are 40 years old or younger, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less. Attorneys are nominated by their peers and researched by Super Lawyers before being selected to the Rising Stars list. No more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state are included.</p><p>Jackson works primarily with small to midsize businesses and is the first attorney in Western North Carolina to earn LEED AP (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional) distinction. This designation is given by the Green Building Certification Institute. He serves on the board of directors of the Asheville Downtown Association, Asheville Independent Restaurant Association, North Carolina Natural Products Association, and the city of Asheville's Business Improvement District.</p><p>Rockoff, an Asheville native, returned to the area last year from the Raleigh office of the international law firm Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP. She specializes in Employment and Labor Law, focusing her practice on advising about employee relations issues, developing human resources practice and policies, defending employment discrimination lawsuits, and representing employers in union matters.</p><p>Rockoff is a graduate of Leadership Raleigh and a current member of Leadership Asheville.</p><p>McGuire, Wood & Bissette, P.A. is the oldest law firm in Asheville. It has been in the practice of law since 1894. </p><p>◆ </p><p>Pat Waring, a real estate sales professional in Saluda, has joined Keller Williams Mountain Partners.</p><p>Waring has an extensive background in historic and upscale residential properties and has been in the real estate industry for more than 20 years. She was one of the first agents to receive the National Trust Realtor designation while living in Charleston, earned her CRS and GRI designations, was a licensed commercial appraiser and on the boards of the Junior League of Charleston, HELP of Summerville and volunteered with many community agencies over the years.</p><p>The Keller Williams Mountain Partners Market Center at 404 S. Main St., Hendersonville, was established in 2005.</p><p>For more information, call Lauretta Sthreshley, managing broker at 828-290-1000 or visit www.kw.com. </p><p>Compiled by Leigh Kelley</p>